Mara Has Three Jobs in San Juan, Puerto Rico (USA, 11 mins. 2023)

Director: Ana Verde.
Cast: Nell Curtis, Peter Grell, Gabriel Leyva.
Language: English and Spanish with English subtitles.
Genres: Short Film, Comedy, Drama, Thriller.

Synopsis: After the death of her father, a young woman takes on a third job to make ends meet in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Sinopsis: Después de la muerte de su padre, una joven acepta un tercer trabajo para llegar a fin de mes en San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The Woman Who Cries / A Mulher que Chora (Brazil, 85 mins. 2023)

Director: George Walker Torres.
Cast: Samantha Castillo, Zayan Medeiros, Rosana Stavis.
Language: Portuguese and Spanish with English Subtitles.
Genres: Drama, Immigration.

Synopsis: Miguel, a 7-year-old boy, lives with three generations of estranged women in an old house. Among them is his mother, who, adrift with the trauma of her divorce, distances herself from the boy. Miguel takes refuge in Carmen, an enigmatic Venezuelan immigrant who works as a maid for the Brazilian family. Carmen becomes an ambiguous mother figure for Miguel, who develops an intimate and unusual bond with her. This connection triggers his inner world and introduces him to a universe where the real and the imaginary intertwine.

Sinopsis: Miguel, un niño de 7 años, vive con tres generaciones de mujeres distantes en una casa antigua. Entre ellas está su madre, quien, a la deriva con el trauma de su divorcio, se distancia del niño. Miguel encuentra refugio en Carmen, una enigmática inmigrante venezolana que trabaja como sirvienta para la familia brasileña. Carmen se convierte en una figura materna ambigua para Miguel, quien desarrolla un vínculo íntimo y inusual con ella. Esta conexión desencadena su mundo interior e introduce al niño en un universo donde lo real y lo imaginario se entrelazan.